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DIODON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Diodontidae

Synonyms:

Diodon; genus Diodon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Diodon" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Diodon"):

Diodon hystrix; porcupine fish; porcupinefish (spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters)

balloonfish; Diodon holocanthus (similar to but smaller than porcupinefish)

Holonyms ("Diodon" is a member of...):

Diodontidae; family Diodontidae (spiny puffers)

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